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National e-learning resource for dual diagnosis (2010)
Journal Article
Hughes, L. (2010). National e-learning resource for dual diagnosis. Advances in dual diagnosis, 3(3), 36-39. https://doi.org/10.5042/add.2010.0750

The Dual Diagnosis National Programme at the Department of Health (England) commissioned an awareness‐raising e‐learning resource. The resource was developed by consultant nurses and other experts in PROGRESS and the Centre for Enhancement in Learnin... Read More about National e-learning resource for dual diagnosis.

Integrated dual diagnosis treatment in Eindhoven (2010)
Journal Article
Hughes, L. (2010). Integrated dual diagnosis treatment in Eindhoven. Advances in dual diagnosis, 3(3), 34-35. https://doi.org/10.5042/add.2010.0749

This short paper is a reflection on a visit to the Integrated Treatment Service for People with Personality Disorders in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. The issues of cultural attitudes and context in application of integrated treatment are discussed.

Dual diagnosis training for the criminal justice workforce (2010)
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Hughes, L., O'Neill, T., Tobutt, C., & Ingle, D. (2010). Dual diagnosis training for the criminal justice workforce. Advances in dual diagnosis, 3(2), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.5042/add.2010.0386

A significant number of offenders have both mental health and substance use problems. Failure to identify and treat these complex needs can lead to poor outcomes, such as relapse and re‐offending. Many staff working in the criminal justice sector lac... Read More about Dual diagnosis training for the criminal justice workforce.

Harnessing imagery to motivate health behaviours (2010)
Journal Article
Cameron, L. D., Humphris, G., Hollands, G., & Williams, B. (2010). Harnessing imagery to motivate health behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17(Supplement 1), S203

This paper is an abstract in a special supplement - Abstracts from the 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine.

Menopausal experiences of women with Intellectual Disabilities (2010)
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Willis, D., Wishart, J. G., & Muir, W. J. (2010). Menopausal experiences of women with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24, 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00566.x

Background  Little is known about the menopause in women with intellectual disabilities (ID) save that its onset is earlier than in the general population, and earlier still in women with Down’s syndrome (DS). This study directly explored menopausa... Read More about Menopausal experiences of women with Intellectual Disabilities.

Learning to care. (2010)
Journal Article
Waugh, A., & Adamson, E. (2010). Learning to care. Nursing Standard, 25, 66-67

Cervical cancer surveillance in women with learning disabilities (2010)
Journal Article
Sullivan, S. G., Satgé, D., & Willis, D. (2010). Cervical cancer surveillance in women with learning disabilities. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 3, 157-164

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women world-wide. Objective: Evaluation of cervical cancer risks, frequency and screening uptake in women with learning disability (LD). Method: Review of the literature. Results: Few data are av... Read More about Cervical cancer surveillance in women with learning disabilities.

Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research (2010)
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Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, 2868-2877. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03513.x

Aims and objectives.  This study develops an original method of qualitative analysis coherent with its interpretivist principles. The objective is to increase the likelihood of achieving generalisability and so improve the chance of the findings bein... Read More about Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research.

Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow? (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow?. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17, 543-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01561.x

This paper develops an interpretation of the impact of mental health nurse prescribing in the UK. A constructivist-grounded theory methodology was applied to 13 semi-structured interviews with mental health clinicians and service users. The same inte... Read More about Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow?.

Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12 month follow-up study (2010)
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Smith, F. C., Donaldson, J. H., & Pirie, L. (2010). Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12 month follow-up study. Nurse Education in Practice, 10, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2009.04.003

This research project ascertained student nurses’ knowledge retention of safe transfusion practice following a standardised teaching and learning programme (produced by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, United Kingdom (UK)) within a Sc... Read More about Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12 month follow-up study.

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients: Implications for nurses (2010)
Journal Article
Morris, M., & Cruickshank, S. (2010). Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients: Implications for nurses. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 14, 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2009.12.003

Purpose This paper reports a review of the literature with a specific focus on osteonecrosis of the jaw. Bisphosphonate drugs are commonly used in the treatment of bone disease secondary to myeloma and solid tumours, such as breast and prostate ca... Read More about Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients: Implications for nurses.

Observing the approaches to weaning of the long-term ventilated patients (2010)
Journal Article
Kydonaki, C. (. (2010). Observing the approaches to weaning of the long-term ventilated patients. Nursing in Critical Care, 15, 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-5153.2010.00389.x

BACKGROUND: The weaning process from mechanical ventilation is a complicated issue for patients with respiratory failure who require long-term respiratory support. Although the application of weaning protocols reduces weaning time, and enhances p... Read More about Observing the approaches to weaning of the long-term ventilated patients.

A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress (2010)
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Kilfedder, C., Power, K., Karatzias, T., McCafferty, A., Niven, K., Chouliara, Z., …Sharp, S. (2010). A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 83, 223-242. https://doi.org/10.1348/147608309X476348

Objective. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness and acceptability of three interventions for occupational stress. Methods/design. A total of 90 National Health Service employees were randomized to face-to-face counselling... Read More about A randomized trial of face-to-face counselling versus telephone counselling versus bibliotherapy for occupational stress.

The discursive construction of risk and responsibility in childhood vaccinations: a qualitative study of parental talk in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., & Gray Brunton, C. (2010). The discursive construction of risk and responsibility in childhood vaccinations: a qualitative study of parental talk in Scotland. Psychology and Health, 25, 38-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2010.502659

Objective: The objective of the study was to explore how discourses of risk and responsibility were represented in parental talk about childhood vaccinations from one health area in Scotland. Methods: Qualitative methods were adopted to explore the... Read More about The discursive construction of risk and responsibility in childhood vaccinations: a qualitative study of parental talk in Scotland.

General psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: the role of psychosocial factors (2010)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Power, K., Collin, P., Yellowlees, A., & Grierson, D. (2010). General psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: the role of psychosocial factors. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 17, 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.701

The aim of the present study was to investigate psychosocial correlates of comorbid psychopathology. Data were collected from a total of 90 female inpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Higher levels of general psychopathology were detected in depres... Read More about General psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: the role of psychosocial factors.

Support needs of patients with a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma (2010)
Journal Article
Horn, J., & Campbell, K. (2010). Support needs of patients with a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma. Cancer Nursing Practice, 9, 34-37. https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp2010.04.9.3.34.c7696

Follicular lymphoma is the second most common sub-type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Although rarely considered curable, this indolent lymphoma typically follows a remitting and relapsing pattern, often over years. There have been many possible treatmen... Read More about Support needs of patients with a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma.

Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units.(Protocol) (2010)
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Holland, A., Smith, F. C., Veitch, L., McCrossan, G., Nicolson, C., & Bonellie, S. (2010). Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units.(Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008863

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To compare nebulizers toMDIs for bronchodilator delivery for invasively ventilated critically ill adult patients in terms of physiological response and patie... Read More about Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units.(Protocol).

Integrating physician assistants into the practice setting (2010)
Journal Article
Gray, M., Smith, F. C., McKeown, D., Donaldson, J. H., Hendry, S., Page, L., & Scholes, J. (2010). Integrating physician assistants into the practice setting. Nursing Management, 17, 23-27

Findings from a Scottish-based evaluation study explored some of the issues related to integrating Physicians Assistants (Anaesthesia) as a new role into the NHS across Scotland.